The road pavement of the test site in Singapore with cool paint coatings. Nanyang Technological University
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A new study by researchers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) has demonstrated that the use of particular paint coatings in urban settings can help city dwellers feel as much as 1.5 degrees Celsius cooler, creating a more livable environment.
Additives in cool paint coatings reflect the sun, reducing the absorption and emission of surface heat, a press release…
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